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Former Tory MP Katie Wallis faces trial accused of having false passport
Katie Wallis faces two charges of possessing a false British passport during her term as MP, with a trial set for November 2, 2026, in Cardiff courts.
- Former Conservative MP Katie Wallis appeared at Newport Crown Court on Monday facing two charges of possessing a false British passport.
- The charges stem from allegations that Wallis held the false passport in April 2022 while she was serving as the MP for Bridgend.
- Wallis represented herself during the hearing, wore a black dress, carried a long pink coat, and did not enter pleas to the charges.
- The Recorder of Cardiff, Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, scheduled the trial for November 2 of the following year, and Wallis was granted conditional bail.
- Wallis’s trial will address the accusations of possessing a false British passport during her parliamentary term from 2019 to 2024.
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Former MP faces trial accused of possessing false passport
The defendant, who represented herself during the hearing, did not enter pleas to the two charges she faces.
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Former Tory MP Katie Wallis faces trial accused of having false passpo
A former Conservative MP will go on trial next year accused of having a false passport during the time she was sitting in parliament. Katie Wallis, 41, of Butetown, Cardiff, became the first openly transgender MP in the House of Commons in 2022. Wallis, who uses female pronouns and was previously known as Jamie, served...
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